# Bramerton

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Village in Norfolk, England

Human settlement in England

Bramerton St. Peter's Church Bramerton Location within Norfolk Area 2.1 km2 (0.81 sq mi) Population 323 (2021) • Density 154/km2 (400/sq mi) OS grid reference TG2905 Civil parish Bramerton District South Norfolk Shire county Norfolk Region East Country England Sovereign state United Kingdom Post town NORWICH Postcode district NR14 Dialling code 01508 Police Norfolk Fire Norfolk Ambulance East of England UK Parliament South Norfolk List of places UK England Norfolk 52°35′35″N 1°23′28″E / 52.593°N 1.391°E / 52.593; 1.391

**Bramerton** is a village and [civil parish](/source/Civil_parish) in the [English county](/source/English_county) of [Norfolk](/source/Norfolk). It is 6 miles (9.7 km) north-west of [Loddon](/source/Loddon%2C_Norfolk) and 4 miles (6.4 km) south-east of [Norwich](/source/Norwich). The northern part of the parish reaches the [River Yare](/source/River_Yare).

## History

Bramerton's name is of [Anglo-Saxon](/source/Anglo-Saxons) origin.[1] In the [Domesday Book](/source/Domesday_Book) it is recorded as a settlement of 25 households in the [hundred](/source/Hundred_(county_division)) of [Henstead](/source/Henstead) which was part of the estates of [William the Conqueror](/source/William_the_Conqueror), [Odo of Bayeux](/source/Odo_of_Bayeux), [Roger Bigod of Norfolk](/source/Roger_Bigod_of_Norfolk) and [Godric the Steward](/source/Godric_the_Steward).[2]

Bramerton Hall was built in the 1830s and is Grade II listed.[3]

## Geography

According to the [2021 census](/source/2021_United_Kingdom_census), Bramerton has a population of 323 people which shows a slight increase from the 301 people recorded in the [2011 census](/source/2011_United_Kingdom_census).[4]

The [River Yare](/source/River_Yare) runs through the north of the parish.

### Bramerton Pits

Fossil marine shell found by Bramerton Pits

The rock strata reaching the surface at [Bramerton Pits](/source/Bramerton_Pits), adjacent to the Common at Woods End, have resulted in the name of the village being given to an early [Pleistocene](/source/Pleistocene) glacial stage in the geological pre-history of the British Isles. The [Bramertonian Stage](/source/Bramertonian_Stage) is distinguished by the presence of shelly, sandy deposits indicative of a temperate climate.[5] Bramerton Pits is designated as a [Site of Special Scientific Interest](/source/Site_of_Special_Scientific_Interest) and has been excavated on several occasions.

## St. Peter's Church

Bramerton's parish church is dedicated to [Saint Peter](/source/Saint_Peter) and dates at its earliest from around 1300.[6] The church was significantly remodelled and restored in the 1860s when a memorial window depicting a Mary Adelaide Blake which was installed by [Ward and Hughes](/source/Ward_and_Hughes).[7]

In the 1920s, a [Lychgate](/source/Lychgate) for St. Peter's Church was created by John Shingles using oak wood from local trees.[7]

## Amenities

[Billy Bluelight](/source/Billy_Bluelight) on the [Wherryman's Way](/source/Wherryman's_Way) at Woods End PH with the [River Yare](/source/River_Yare) in background

The Woods End Inn

The *Water's Edge* [public house](/source/Public_house), previously named *Woods End*, operates on the bank of the River Yare. There has been an [inn](/source/Inn) on the site since before 1700. In 1828 the area and the nearby river were painted by [Joseph Stannard](/source/Joseph_Stannard), prominent in the [Norwich School](/source/Norwich_School_(art_movement)); entitled *Boats on the Yare near Bramerton, Norfolk*, his painting is now in the [Fitzwilliam Museum](/source/Fitzwilliam_Museum) in Cambridge.[8] In Victorian times the inn possessed [tea rooms](/source/Tearoom_(U.K._and_U.S.)) and gardens popular with river-borne [day-trippers](/source/Day-tripper) from Norwich.

The area has moorings and is one of the few places on the [Norfolk Broads](/source/Norfolk_Broads) where [water skiing](/source/Water_skiing) is allowed. Outside the pub is a statue of [Billy Bluelight](/source/Billy_Bluelight) by William Cullum. Bluelight used to challenge boat trippers to a race along the riverbank. He is famed for his claim... "My name is Billy Bluelight, my age is 45, I hope to get to Carrow Bridge before the boat arrive." He is said to have remained '45' for many years.[9]

 Bramerton Village Hall

Bramerton's post office closed in 1968, the village shop closed in 1977, and the school in 1978. At the north end of the village is a Dawn [Christadelphian](/source/Christadelphian) Hall, first opened in 1952 and extended in the 1960s and again in the 1980s. A secondary hall for youth activities was added in the 2000s.[10] Bramerton and District [Bowls](/source/Bowls) Club was founded in 1965, moving to its current location near the village hall in 1972. The village hall was erected by voluntary labour in 1988 and is now the venue for a range of activities. Adjacent to the bowls club is a children's playground.

## Transport

Bramerton is served by a bus route operated by [Konectbus](/source/Konectbus) to Norwich via [Kirby Bedon](/source/Kirby_Bedon) and to the neighbouring villages of [Surlingham](/source/Surlingham) and [Rockland St Mary](/source/Rockland_St_Mary).[11] [National Cycle Route 1](/source/National_Cycle_Route_1) passes through the parish on its route between Norwich and [Loddon](/source/Loddon%2C_Norfolk). The [Wherryman's Way](/source/Wherryman's_Way), a [long distance footpath](/source/Long_distance_footpath) along the Yare between Norwich and Great Yarmouth, passes through the north of the parish.

## Governance

Bramerton is part of the [electoral ward](/source/Wards_and_electoral_divisions_of_the_United_Kingdom) of Rockland for local elections and is part of the [district](/source/Non-metropolitan_district) of [South Norfolk](/source/South_Norfolk). It is part of the [South Norfolk](/source/South_Norfolk_(UK_Parliament_constituency)) parliamentary constituency.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Key to English Place-names"](http://kepn.nottingham.ac.uk/map/place/Norfolk/Bramerton). *kepn.nottingham.ac.uk*. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Bramerton | Domesday Book"](https://opendomesday.org/place/TG2904/bramerton/). *opendomesday.org*. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [Bramerton Hall](https://britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101050491-bramerton-hall-bramerton#.Y2lp3nbP3IU), British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 7 November 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Bramerton (Parish, United Kingdom) - Population Statistics, Charts, Map and Location"](https://www.citypopulation.de/en/uk/eastofengland/admin/south_norfolk/E04006519__bramerton/). *www.citypopulation.de*. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** [The Crag at Bramerton, Near Norwich, Norfolk](http://adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/1979RSPTB.287..489F), adsabs.harvard.edu. Accessed 21 November 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["CHURCH OF ST PETER, Bramerton - 1050489 | Historic England"](https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1050489?section=official-list-entry). *historicengland.org.uk*. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-church_7-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-church_7-1) ["Norfolk Churches"](http://www.norfolkchurches.co.uk/bramerton/bramerton.htm). *www.norfolkchurches.co.uk*. Retrieved 15 November 2024.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** [Joseph Stannard (1797–1830)](https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/boats-on-the-yare-near-bramerton-norfolk-5161), artuk.org. Retrieved 21 November 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Discover the Heart of the Broads"](https://web.archive.org/web/20070715185040/http://www.wherrymansway.net/heritagehighlights.html). Archived from [the original](http://www.wherrymansway.net/heritagehighlights.html) on 15 July 2007. Retrieved 12 June 2007.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-10)** Bramerton Society. (1991). Bramerton Booklet.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-11)** ["85 Norwich to Surlingham"](https://www.konectbus.co.uk/services/KCTB/85). Konectbus. Retrieved 23 April 2024.

v t e Civil parishes of South Norfolk Alburgh Aldeby Alpington Ashby St Mary Ashwellthorpe and Fundenhall Aslacton Barford Barnham Broom Bawburgh Bedingham Bergh Apton Bracon Ash Bramerton Brandon Parva, Coston, Runhall and Welborne Bressingham Brockdish Brooke Broome Bunwell Burgh St Peter Burston and Shimpling Caistor St Edmund and Bixley Carleton Rode Carleton St Peter Chedgrave Claxton Colney Costessey Cringleford Denton Deopham Dickleburgh and Rushall Diss Ditchingham Earsham East Carleton Easton Ellingham Flordon Forncett Framingham Earl Framingham Pigot Geldeston Gillingham Gissing Great Melton Great Moulton Haddiscoe Hales Heckingham Hedenham Hellington Hempnall Heywood Hethersett Hingham Holverston Howe Keswick and Intwood Ketteringham Kimberley and Carleton Forehoe Kirby Bedon Kirby Cane Kirstead Langley with Hardley Little Melton Loddon Long Stratton Marlingford and Colton Morley Morningthorpe and Fritton Mulbarton Mundham Needham Newton Flotman Norton Subcourse Poringland Pulham Market Pulham St Mary Raveningham Redenhall with Harleston Rockland St Mary Roydon Saxlingham Nethergate Scole Seething Shelfanger Shelton and Hardwick Shotesham Sisland Spooner Row Starston Stockton Stoke Holy Cross Surlingham Swainsthorpe Swardeston Tacolneston Tasburgh Tharston and Hapton Thurlton Thurton Thwaite Tibenham Tivetshall Toft Monks Topcroft Trowse Wacton Wheatacre Wicklewood Winfarthing Woodton Wortwell Wramplingham Wreningham Wymondham Yelverton

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